Character Analysis 4-Square Example
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Example 4-SQUARE
INTRODUCTION
(HOOK)Sometimes the most popular characters are ones
that audiences “love to hate.” (THESIS STATEMENT)
Squidward from SpongeBob SquarePants is an antagonist in
a permanent bad mood who makes the protagonist
SpongeBob seem even more ecstatic.
(BP1)(TS) To begin with,
(BP2) (TS) In addition, he
Squidward is disrespectful.
is also antisocial.
--(D1)Calls Patrick and SB
--(D1)Never has any
“stupid” to face
visitors, never makes plans
--(D2)Happy when SB is sad to do things with others,
like when Squidward was
seems like his BF is his duck
manager of 2nd Krusty Krab
-- (D2)Most of his free
time is spent alone playing
(CM) I have never seen a
his clarinet.
real human being be so rude
all the time, so it’s
(CM) He is not excited to be
interesting.
around people and spends
most of his time solo.
Conclusion
(TS) Furthermore,
(TS) To summarize, Squidward is
Squidward is negative.
an unpleasant rival in SpongeBob
--(D1)At work he always
Squarepants.
says things like “I hate my
(Review BP1)--He does not
life.”
respect people and says a lot of
--(D2)He gets angry when
hurtful things.
SB makes the slightest sound (Review BP2)--Since he seems
happier alone and frowns around
and yells at him.
people, he seems antisocial.
(Review BP3)--His words and
(CM) Typically his reaction
to situations is an unpleasant actions show him to be very
comment or a frowning face. pessimistic.
(Final CM)I dislike this
character, but I enjoy watching
him because he is so depressed
all the time.
Rough Draft Example (everything is labeled just so students can find the
examples they need)
INTRODUCTION
(HOOK)
Sometimes the most popular characters are ones that audiences “love to hate.”
(THESIS STATEMENT)
Squidward from SpongeBob SquarePants is an antagonist in a permanent bad mood who
makes the protagonist SpongeBob seem even more ecstatic.
Body Paragraph 1 BP1
(TS) To begin with, Squidward is disrespectful.
(D1)He Calls Patrick and SB “stupid” to their faces frequently.
(D2)Also, he smirks and is happy when SpongeBob is devstated like when Squidward
became manager of the 2nd Krusty Krab and SpongeBob wanted the job.
(CM) I have never seen a real human being be so rude all the time, so it’s
interesting.
Body Paragraph 2 (BP2)
(TS) In addition, he is also antisocial.
(D1)Squidward never has any visitors,and never makes plans to do things with others,
It seems like his best friend is his duck, which is not a living thing.
(D2)Most of his free time is spent alone playing his clarinet.
(CM) He frowns and complains when he is around other characters and has more
smile when he is solo.
Body Paragraph (BP3)
(TS) Furthermore, Squidward is negative.
(D1)At work he always makes complaints like “I hate my life.”
(D2)Squidward gets angry when SB makes the slightest sound at home and yells at
him.
(CM) Typically his reaction to situations is an unpleasant comment or a frowning
face.
Conclusion
(TS)
To summarize, Squidward is an unpleasant rival in show SpongeBob
Squarepants.
(Review BP1)--He does not respect people and says a lot of hurtful things.
(
Review BP2)
--Since he seems happier alone and frowns around people, he seems antisocial.
(Review BP3)
--His words and actions show him to be very pessimistic.
(Final CM)
I dislike this character, but I enjoy watching him because he is so depressed all the
time
FINAL DRAFT EXAMPLE CHARACTER ANALYSIS ESSAY
Sometimes the most popular characters are ones that audiences “love to hate.”
Squidward from SpongeBob SquarePants is an antagonist in a permanent bad mood who
makes the protagonist SpongeBob seem even more ecstatic.
To begin with, Squidward is disrespectful. He Calls Patrick and SB “stupid” to
their faces frequently. Also, he smirks and is happy when SpongeBob is devstated
like when Squidward became manager of the 2nd Krusty Krab and SpongeBob wanted
the job. I have never seen a real human being be so rude all the time, so it’s
interesting.
In addition, he is also antisocial. Squidward never has any visitors, and never
makes plans to do things with others. It seems like his best friend is his duck, which
is not a living thing. Most of his free time is spent alone playing his clarinet. He
frowns and complains when he is around other characters and has more smile when
he is solo.
Furthermore, Squidward is negative. At work he always makes complaints like
“I hate my life.” Squidward gets angry when SB makes the slightest sound at home
and yells at him. Typically his reaction to situations is an unpleasant comment or a
frowning face.
To summarize, Squidward is an unpleasant rival in the show SpongeBob
Squarepants. He does not respect people and says a lot of hurtful things. Since he
seems happier alone and frowns around people, he seems antisocial. His words and
actions show him to be very pessimistic. I dislike this character, but I enjoy
watching him because he is so depressed all the time
RUBRIC
Attributes
What You need for a COMPLETE Final Draft of your Character Analysis Essay .
Points
Introduction
Hook—Grabs Reader’s Attention
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Content,
Thesis Statement=
organization,
Style
--presents main idea of Essay
--states if you think character is PROTAGONIST or ANTAGONIST
--talks about why you think this character is “Memorable:
--uses interesting and descriptive words/adjective
Introduction
--First sentence is indented.
Conventions
--Correct Punctuation (. . ‘ “”)
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--Correct Capitalization.
-Sentences don’t go on too long (count commas and “ands”)
--Tense Verbs agree with time (past present future) and are correct
( She lied on the first day of school.  She lies on the first day of school 
She lying on the first day of school )
--Verbs agree with subject(who/what)
(He complains  He complain )
Body Paragraph
--Uses correct transition words to start paragraph
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--Uses a specific descriptive adjective to describe the character in Topic Sentence
Content,
--Has 2 SPECIFIC examples as evidence for Adjective you chose (2).
organization,
--Commentary (CM)
Style
--connects to paragraph info
-- and reasons you are interested in this character
--Words chosen are descriptive, and specific
--Sentences are different lengths
--Sentences start with different who/what
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Body Paragraph
--First sentence is indented.
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--Correct Punctuation (. . ‘ “”)
Conventions
--Correct Capitalization.
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--Sentences don’t go on too long (count commas and “ands”)
--Tense Verbs agree with time (past present future) and are correct
( She lied on the first day of school.  She lies on the first day of school 
She lying on the first day of school )
--Verbs agree with subject(who/what)
(He complains  He complain
Body Paragraph
--Uses correct transition words to start paragraph
2
--Uses a specific descriptive adjective to describe the character in Topic Sentence
Content,
--Has 2 SPECIFIC examples as evidence for Adjective you chose (2).
organization,
--Commentary (CM)
Style
--connects to paragraph info
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-- and reasons you are interested in this character
--Words chosen are descriptive, and specific
--Sentences are different lengths
--Sentences start with different who/what
Body Paragraph
--First sentence is indented.
2
--Correct Punctuation (. . ‘ “”)
Conventions
--Correct Capitalization.
--Sentences don’t go on too long (count commas and “ands”)
--Tense Verbs agree with time (past present future) and are correct
( She lied on the first day of school.  She lies on the first day of school 
She lying on the first day of school )
--Verbs agree with subject(who/what)
(He complains  He complain
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Body Paragraph
--Uses correct transition words to start paragraph
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--Uses a specific descriptive adjective to describe the character in Topic Sentence
Content,
--Has 2 SPECIFIC examples as evidence for Adjective you chose (2).
organization,
--Commentary (CM)
Style
--connects to paragraph info
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-- and reasons you are interested in this character
--Words chosen are descriptive, and specific
--Sentences are different lengths
--Sentences start with different who/what
Body Paragraph
--First sentence is indented.
3
--Correct Punctuation (. . ‘ “”)
Conventions
--Correct Capitalization.
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--Sentences don’t go on too long (count commas and “ands”)
--Tense Verbs agree with time (past present future) and are correct
( She lied on the first day of school.  She lies on the first day of school 
She lying on the first day of school )
--Verbs agree with subject(who/what)
(He complains  He complain
Conclusion
--Has correct conclusion transition word(s)
Content,
--Restates Thesis Statement in a slightly different way
Organization,
--Reviews information in EACH Body paragraph using slightly different words (3)
and Style
--Final commentary talks about your opinion of character and why he/she/it is memorable to
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you
Conclusion
--First sentence is indented.
Conventions
--Correct Punctuation (. . ‘ “”)
--Correct Capitalization.
--Sentences don’t go on too long (count commas and “ands”)
--Tense Verbs agree with time (past present future) and are correct
( She lied on the first day of school.  She lies on the first day of school 
She lying on the first day of school )
--Verbs agree with subject(who/what)
(He complains  He complain )
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